Living in the Land of Mosses
Rooftop moss (Dicranoweisia cirrhata) with capsules, each on the tip of a seta.
Martin Hutten
Spores of mosses.
McCune and Hutten
Orthotrichum, a common genus forming tufts on tree and shrub branches in the Pacific Northwest.
McCune and Hutten
Leaves of the moss Syntrichia latifolia. The leaves are one cell thick. The brownish spots on the leaf surface are asexual reproductive bodies (gemmae).
McCune and Hutten
Old car body in the Oregon Coast Range being colonized by mosses and licorice fern (Polypodium).
Bruce McCune
Mossy rooftop on a shed near Brownsville, Oregon. The roof hasn't been maintained or leaked for over 30 years.
Bruce McCune
The moss Racomitrium on basalt boulders in a rock garden in the Willamette Valley, Oregon, with Sedum and Festuca in the background.
Bruce McCune
Calypogeia, a minute leafy liverwort. The leaves are about 1 mm wide.
Richard Droker
Marchantia, a thalloid liverwort with umbrella-like female structures (lower left) and gemmae cups (center), which produce asexual reproductive bodies. One species of Marchantia is a common greenhouse weed, but others, such as the one pictured, occur naturally in moist environments in the Pacific Northwest.
Richard Droker.
